8.29.2011

21 Day Challenge--Day 15 (New Hair-do)

I confess that I've been kind of jealous of my undergrads and their side braids or ponytails. I'm kind of self-conscious about my giant noggin, so I've never tried it. I just went with a simple braid and I kind of love the results. The braid fell out pretty quickly, so I switched to a side ponytail after the picture. Who would have ever thought I'd want to wear a side ponytail again...

I also knew that I'd be walking across campus in these shoes, so I brought along a pair of flats to avoid major blisters on the first day of school.

I'm not sure why I look one-legged in the picture. I think I was walking forward or something...

Today's the first day of my last academic year as a graduate student. I couldn't figure out why I felt so giddy last night, but this morning I finally figured it out. I have been a matriculated student for 22 of my 32 years. That's 2/3 of my life. Yeah, it's crazy. I've been a graduate student for 6 years and this will be my 7th. It's hard to believe that, barring any major unforeseen events/crisis, I'll be done with life as a student after this year. Next year, I might just have a salary. WHAT!?

I know that doesn't mean that my ramen days are over (let's be honest, I love ramen with lots of veggies), but we might not stress over the purchase of the occasional nail polish or new perfume. Maybe. Anyway, these are deep thoughts for a fashion post at 8am.

Also, YES, we are extremely close. At least, I'm roughly two hours due west of Indianapolis, and just fifty miles from the IL-IN border. In my book, that's essentially next door. AND I think we should meet up one of these days. That is all.